Research
Parent shaming videos are a short-term solution to bad behavior
Using social media to publicly shame children has sparked strong reactions after one father shamed his son with a sign...
Read moreThe Big Four
Why we need to deal with substance abuse, mental health, family violence and multigenerational trauma to prevent child abuse and...
Read moreCynthia Franklin receives 2017 Gary Lee Shaffer Award
Cynthia Franklin is the recipient of the 2017 Gary Lee Shaffer Award for Academic Contributions to the Field of School Social Work, presented by the School...
Read moreMeghan Cocking receives a Health Equity Fellowship
Master’s student Meghan Cocking has received a Health Equity Fellowship to assist with an upcoming project focusing on oral health...
Read moreHannah Szlyk honored with P.E.O Scholar Award
Hannah Szlyk, a PhD student in social work at The University of Texas at Austin, is one of 100 doctoral...
Read moreDaniela Bermea receives fellowship to do research in Mexico
Daniela Bermea (MSSW ’18) has been selected to receive an E.D. Farmer International Fellowship in the amount of $3,000 for research...
Read moreSeparating children and moms will not curb unauthorized entry into the U.S.
Recent news reports have indicated that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is considering causing children psychological harm as a...
Read moreIntroducing Clinician's Corner
The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing is pleased to announce the launching of Clinician’s Corner, a learning space where social...
Read moreWe have ourselves to blame for labor exploitation and trafficking
When Texans think of human trafficking, they often focus on the victims of sexual exploitation. While it is certainly a...
Read moreNew American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare fellows
Professors Cynthia Franklin and Mary Marden Velasquez were inducted into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare during public ceremonies at the...
Read moreReflective parenting for foster and adopted children
Thanks to a generous grant from alumna Sue Fairbanks, the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing will be conducting...
Read moreMore than 300,000 estimated victims of human trafficking in Texas
According to a groundbreaking study by the School of Social Work's Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
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